Recent content by Liz Brooks

This really helps! Thanks everyone!

I have a baked bean recipe that is very yummy but it is cooked in the oven. You may be able to convert the oven time to crock-pot time. Let me know if you try it-curious how it would turn out!

I'm cooking goulash with yummy smoked sausage. Also trying out a potato au gratin recipe. (I know they don't really go together, but oh well!)

I prefer to do a lot of my cooking in advance, that is pretty much all I do on Sunday afternoons. You can check out some of my recipes for the site I write for. (There are too many to post here.) All of the casseroles you can freeze in advance. I also make my pasta ahead of time and refrigerate...

I make a yummy Cheeseburger and Fries casserole, super easy and was a big hit in my house.

I have some Grains of Paradise that I would like to add to a dish. How do I grind them up? Do I need to buy a mortar and pestle? Or something else? Please advise! Thank you in advance.

I would try basil!

I like a lot of desserts chilled, but not really frozen. I have heard of freezing fruit and eating it as a snack however.

Can you keep seeds from your veggies to replant next year? This is my first year with an herb garden and I popped in some peppers too. They are all doing wonderfully. Can I keep the seeds and replant? Do I need to do something special to them over the winter?

I am going to try to come up with Bacon Breakfast burritos. I've successfully made a sausage version, but this will be new!

It has never occurred to me to use my crock pot thingie in the oven. That is brilliant!

Curious about this and can't find a straight answer on line anywhere. My friend's son is allergic to dairy and we are trying to figure out if she can substitute Crisco in recipes that call for butter. What affect would this have the recipe? Would it different for each recipe? What do you guys think?

This sounds great! I've been looking for interesting bacon recipes-I am reviewing some in a few weeks.

I just saw a recipe in Woman's World magazine that showed you can use freezer bags to make ice cream! A smaller bag with the ice cream ingredients, then put that in a larger bag with the ice and salt. Roll it around a bit then freeze in the freezer. Reminds me that we did something similar using...

About how much longer do you think a frozen casserole (with cooked turkey) will take to reheat? The regular recipe says to bake for one hour at 350 degrees. Should I just increase the heat? Or longer cook time? Thoughts?